“You cannot do kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
New regular hours for the Lied Lincoln Township Library are Monday- Thursday, 1:30-5:30 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The library will be closed Saturdays, starting on Feb. 3.
“A Grandmother Begins the Story” is by Michelle Porter. Carter found out about her Métis heritage when she was in her teens. Allie, Carter’s mother, wants to protect her from the hurt she suffered from her own mother. Lucie, Carter’s grandmother, wants Carter to help her reach the Afterlife. Mamé is in the Afterlife and wants to separate herself from what keeps her connected to the living.
This book is in regular print.
“Cold Lake” is a David Wolf novel by Jeff Carson. A fisherman snags a plastic bag containing a part of a human body from the depths of Cold Lake, Colo. Sheriff David Wolf knows this is part of a cold case his father couldn’t solve, but he has lots of bodies to examine. Wolf must work under sweeping political changes in his department and a frightened county. He realizes he is chasing a serial killer who will do anything to remain hidden. This book is in regular print.
“The Bookseller of Dachau” is by Shari J.
Ryan. Germany, 1940: Matilda’s childhood sweetheart, Hans, is in danger. She hides him in her attic. America, 2018: Grace learns she has inherited a bookstore in Dachau, Germany, from a grandmother she didn’t know existed. Grace goes to Dachau to learn about her grandmother Matilda, who devoted her life to returning keepsakes of the concentration camp prisoners to their families. Matilda never gave up hope to find her one true love. This book is in regular print.
“The Black Phone Stories” is a collection of stories by Joe Hill. One story focuses on Jack, who is locked in a psychopath’s basement.
There, he finds a disconnected antique phone that rings at night with calls from previous victims. They want to be sure no others suffer what they did. This is one of the 15 stories in the collection. This book is in regular print.
“Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu” is the third novel by Lee Goldberg that is based on the “Monk” TV series. Monk is horrified when he hears of a blue flu, but his captain explains that the police will call in sick until they get a better contract. Monk goes back to work, but doesn’t earn his co-workers’ respect. They will have to work together to catch a killer, solve assaults and, of course, clean up their desks. This book is in regular print.
“Last Seen in Havana” is by Teresa Dovalpage. Mercedes Spivey goes to Havana, Cuba, to care for her grandmother. Mercedes mysteriously lost her mother when she was young.
Years earlier, a young student falls in love with a Cuban soldier and decides to stay. She discovers that nothing is as it seems in Havana.
The two women’s stories parallel each other as Mercedes begins to uncover shocking family secrets. This book is in regular print.
